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International
Trade
in
Services:
New
Trends
and
Opportunities
for
Developing
Countries
(Description
and
Table
of
Contents)
Olivier
Cattaneo,
World
Bank
and
Sciences
Po
Michael
Engman
,
World
Bank
Sebastian
Saez,
World
Bank
Robert
M.
Stern,
University
of
Michigan
Washington,
DC:
World
Bank,
2010
About
the
Book
The
services
sector
is
key
to
economic
growth,
competitiveness,
and
poverty
alleviation.
Comprising
more
than
two‐thirds
of
the
world
economy,
services
are
now
commonly
traded
across
borders,
helped
by
technological
progress
and
the
increased
mobility
of
persons.
In
recent
years,
a
number
of
developing
countries
have
looked
at
trade
in
services
as
a
means
to
both
respond
to
domestic
supply
shortages
and
to
diversify
and
boost
exports.
Any
country
can
tap
into
the
trade
potential
of
services,
but
not
every
country
can
become
a
services
hub
across
sectors.
The
opening
of
the
services
sector
potentially
comes
with
large
benefits,
but
also
fears
and
costs
that
should
not
be
overlooked.
This
book
provides
useful
guidelines
for
the
assessment
of
a
country's
trade
potential,
and
a
roadmap
for
successful
opening
and
export
promotion
in
select
services
sectors.
It
looks
at
both
the
effects
of
increased
imports
and
exports,
and
provides
concrete
examples
of
developing
country
approaches
that
have
either
succeeded
or
failed
to
maximize
the
benefits
and
minimize
the
risks
of
opening.
It
focuses
on
sectors
that
have
been
rarely
analyzed
through
the
trade
lens,
and/or
have
a
fast
growing
trade
potential
for
developing
countries.
These
sectors
are:
accounting,
construction,
distribution,
engineering,
environmental,
health,
information
technology,
and
legal
services.
It
is
designed
for
non‐trade
specialists
to
understand
how
trade
can
help
improve
access
to
key
services
in
developing
countries,
and
for
trade
specialists
to
understand
the
specific
characteristics
of
each
individual
sector.
It
will
be
a
useful
tool
for
governments
to
design
successful
trade
opening
or
promotion
strategies,
and
for
the
private
sector
and
consumers
to
advocate
sound
domestic
policy
reforms
accompanying
an
offensive
trade
agenda.
Available
from
World
Bank,
Report
#55544
International
Trade in Services
International
Trade in Services
New Trends and
Opportunities for
Developing Countries
Olivier Cattaneo, Michael Engman,
Sebastián Sáez, and Robert M. Stern,
Editors
Washington, D.C.
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CONTENTS
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
About the Editors and Contributors
xiii
Foreword
xv
Acknowledgments
xvii
Abbreviations
xix
Assessing the Potential of Services Trade
in Developing Countries: An Overview
Olivier Cattaneo, Michael Engman, Sebastián Sáez,
and Robert M. Stern
1
Increasing Labor Mobility: Options for Developing
Countries
Sherry Stephenson and Gary Hufbauer
29
Legal Services: Does More Trade Rhyme
with Better Justice?
Olivier Cattaneo and Peter Walkenhorst
67
Health without Borders: International Trade
for Better Health Systems and Services
Olivier Cattaneo
99
Market Structure, Liberalization, and Trade:
The Case of Distribution Services
Julian Arkell
141
Building Empires Overseas: Internationalization
in the Construction Services Sector
Michael Engman
177
Exporting Information Technology Services:
In the Footsteps of India
Michael Engman
219
v
vi
8
9
10
Contents
Accounting Services: Ensuring Good Governance,
Financial Stability, and Economic Growth
through Trade
Olivier Cattaneo and Peter Walkenhorst
263
Engineering Services: How to Compete in the
Most Global of the Professions
Olivier Cattaneo, Linda Schmid, and Michael Engman
293
Understanding Trade in Environmental Services:
Key Issues and Prospects
Nora Carina Dihel
319
Index
349